Blog | On Virtual Performance

Five years ago, our world changed in unthinkable ways. "Being present" now includes virtual meetings, shopping, learning, celebrations, relationships, sports ... In a virtual world, what does "Achievement" mean? Are you feeling that fulfilling sense of achievement?

Is virtual achievement the same as real-world achievement - feeling it, connecting with it and sharing the high-fives, handshakes, hugs, smiles and cheers that achievement invokes in us humans? What are the psychophysical trade-offs in this intangible virtual reality? It impacts people and therefore impacts teams, organisations and communities.

Change can be imposed on society and we deal with it. What needs to be acknowledged is that the process of change takes time to take root and settle. We all "just got on with it". We use real-world language to describe unprecedented events and a digital revolution in progress. We don't yet have the words to truly convey what the world has experienced, and continues to experience, in this age of sudden, crazy-paced change. The human mind, emotions and physiology are still trying to adapt.

In my work and conversations this year, I can hear the weariness, the fatigue, the overwhelm of all that people, teams and organisations have endured since 2020. Resilience compels us to adapt, to be agile, to get up and bounce-back - with 5G speed! Yet strategy is a long-term game; and will always be. In this context, it is natural for you, your team, your loved ones and ecosystem to feel a bit weathered by the next normal headwinds that keep blowing. These factors impact performance, progress and sustained resilience.

As the mind envisions 31 December, you may be asking the question, "So what now?"

Stop. Pause. Pat yourself on the back. Breathe. Try these steps:

1) Stay focussed on what you want to happen.
2) To year-end - unlock potential.
3) Take positive actions, with due discernment.
4) Calibrate your achievement scale.
5) Believe in the vision. Be sure to review it, refine it, revitalise it.

Doing this alone might get you to the finish line. Doing this with others, will get you to further into that “uncertain Future”. Your choice — what does “Achievement” mean to you?

If / when the voice nudges for support, Let's Talk about your strategy to stay purpose-driven, with motivated momentum.

Roshni Gajjar is the Founder and Managing Director of StratAstute Consulting specialising in strategy consulting and resilience coaching for decision-makers, professionals and rising stars in business, sports and health.